Who We Are

Oliver and his wife Naomi moved to Bristol at the end of 2015, upon his taking up the role of the pastorate at Buckingham. Oliver trained for the ministry at London Theological Seminary (2003-05) before serving as an assistant pastor and pastor in churches in England and Wales. As our pastor, Oliver is responsible for preaching and pastoral visiting, and he takes a lead on evangelism and outreach. He is eager to support the church’s various ministries, several of which Naomi is actively involved with.

John has overall responsibility for the children’s and youth ministries of the church, including being the ministry leader of the Sunday School and Young Adults’ Bible Studies. John and his wife Ros work together in a number of these activities, including being involved in the work with the Romanian Gypsy community. John is also a trustee of Evangelical Press Missionary Trust and has oversight of its Russian language work.

John has been a Church Officer for many years, becoming the Church Secretary in 2014 and was appointed as an elder in January 2017. As an elder, John shares the pastoral oversight of the Church with Oliver, as well as being involved with various forms of teaching and preaching.

Simon has been the Church Treasurer since 2019 and is the leader of the “Lighthouse” youth group as well as being involved in a number of other activities together with his wife, Sandy, who also runs the Tiger Tots toddlers’ group and is a Sunday School teacher.

Jonathan and his wife Christine are involved in several church ministries. As a deacon, Jonathan is responsible for leading the church’s interest in overseas missionary activity. Christine is the leader of the ladies’ meeting.

James is involved in a number of the church’s ministries, including working with the Romanian Gypsy children. He coordinates church events such as the annual Church Holiday, along with many other administrative tasks with the help of his wife Rebekah.

Alan is responsible for the practical maintenance of the church building and premises and is involved with both the church multimedia and catering for church hospitality events with his wife, Lucy.